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A photograph of a food-serving scene on a red floor. In the foreground a woman in a green checked sari-style garment serves rice from a blue metal bucket with a wire handle, holding a ladle or scoop. Seated children and women in green, red and bright dress along the left reach out with plates; white paper plates hold yellow-green food. Gold bangles and rings are visible on several wrists. The setting suggests a communal meal.

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April 30 20162016-04-30A long row of devotees, mostly women and children, sits cross-legged on a red carpet eating from white paper plates containing yellow food. In the foreground a smiling woman in a teal and green patterned sari with a red bindi looks toward the camera while a young girl in a polka-dot dress and a bald toddler sit beside her. Behind them, a few men in white dhotis and orange-red sashes stand near golden decorative structures. The people seated appear to be sharing a communal meal. No a person candidate is clearly visible in the scene.2016-04-30A photograph of a communal meal in a shaded tent with a striped red, yellow and green draped backdrop. Rows of villagers sit on blue tables and plastic chairs eating from banana-leaf plates heaped with a pale rice dish, with bananas and a small pile of salt or sugar beside each leaf. Several women in white kurtas with orange shawls serve the food, one holding a steel bucket and ladling from it, while a woman in a green blouse and blue sari in the foreground watches the camera. Children and young adults line the table, and a patterned cloth hangs at the left edge. Several people are visible and clearly eating or serving, with no visible candidate for the honoured figure.2007-09-30A photograph of a free meal service on a red floor covering under a tent. A woman in white with a saffron-red shawl tied at her waist bends forward, serving rice from a blue bucket with a ladle onto white paper plates. Seated devotees in rows, including a man in a red-and-blue checked shirt and a woman in a green-and-gold patterned salwar, receive their plates. Other seated people in white and green clothing line the background. Gold bangles and earrings are visible.2016-04-27April 27 20162016-04-27 +1 copiesJanuary 06 20122012-01-06January 06 20122012-01-06April 27 20162016-04-27 +1 copiesA large outdoor annadana meal served under a tent with maroon cloth walls and a strip of colourful bunting overhead. Women in red and yellow saris and red blouses walk along rows of seated diners, carrying steel plates and bowls of rice. Many seated people, including children in green and orange, eat from metal plates on the ground. A woman in a red sari with a red-and-white shawl stands at right serving rice onto a plate. No ashram leader is visible in this scene.2012-01-08Children sit cross-legged on a tiled floor eating a meal served on green banana leaves during a communal feast. A girl with a long braid and a white top with a red lanyard rests her chin on her hand while a boy in a green striped shirt leans forward toward his leaf plate of rice, vegetables, fried snacks and sides. A woman in a white hairnet and a white and yellow checked cloth covers her hair and stands by a stainless steel bucket. Other seated people in white and patterned clothes are visible at the edges, with more banana leaves and small steel bowls around the room.2014-10-28 +1 copiesA man in white dhoti and shirt with an orange-red shawl over his shoulder and a white ID badge on an orange lanyard serves food from a blue bucket with a ladle. He has a tilak on his forehead and bends forward over the bucket. Seated devotees on a red carpet receive food, and a woman in a green and pink saree stands nearby holding a paper. Hanging orange and yellow decorations and a tent canopy are visible overhead.2016-04-30Women and girls sit cross-legged on a bright red floor covering, eating a meal from round paper plates containing rice, yellow curry and flatbread. A woman in white with a red-bordered shawl and a name badge eats at centre; a girl in a yellow and red dress with a long braid sits to the right. A woman in a teal and red sari with glasses eats at left, and a woman in a beige sari with a purple border eats at lower right. Small paper cups of water and a green flask sit among the plates. Other people in white clothing sit in the background. No a person is visibly present in this image.2015-11-01 +1 copies